Fill each blank with the most appropriate word.

Some prefer to study for a test with friends; uthers like to______ themselves with their books.

Each line, when completed, should have three words similar in meaning. Enter the missing letters.

comb __ ne $\hspace{1cm}$ j__ __ n $\hspace{1cm}$ __ __alesce

Which lettered pair of words-a, $b, c, d$, or $e$-most nearly expresses the same relationship as the capitalized pair? Write the letter of your answer in the space provided.

BILINGUAL : LANGUAGE

a. versatile : skill

b. outspoken : tongue

c. nimble : agility

d. observant : vision

e. ambidextrous : hand

Fill each blank with the most appropriate word.

Before the bridge was built, the island had been ____ from the mainland, except by ferry.

Fill each blank with the word from the list below that best fits the context.

$$\begin{array}{lllll} \text { contraband } & \text { controversy } & \text { countermand } & \text { eminent } & \text { evoke } \\ \text { excise } & \text { exclusive } & \text { exhibit } & \text { extravagant } & \text { immigrate } \\ \text { imminent } & \text { impel } & \text { incarcerate } & \text { incontrovertible } & \text { inscribe } \\ \text { insurgent } & \text { intercept } & \text { intermission } & \text { intervene } & \text { intravenous } \end{array}$$

The thief would have been ______d for ten years if a higher court had not ______ed the sentence.

Avoid repetition by replacing the boldfaced word or expression with a synonym from the following words.

$$\begin{array}{lllll}\text { circumnavigate } & \text { circumvent } & \text { congenital } & \text { convene } & \text { perturb } \\ \text { precede } & \text { procrastinate } & \text { proficient } & \text { proponent } & \text { protract }\end{array}$$

Drew did not support my proposal at first, but now he is one of its chief supporters.

Which lettered pair of words-a, $b, c, d$, or $e$-most nearly expresses the same relationship as the capitalized pair? Write the letter of your answer in the space provided.

CIRCUMSPECT : CAUTION

a. objective : facts

b. tolerant : bigotry

c. gluttonous : restraint

d. impulsive : patience

e. hypocritical : sincerity

Insert the letter of the best answer in the space provided.

The chairperson said Phil's suggestion was extraneous, but I thought it was

(A) original

(B) relevant

(C) off the topic

Answer in a sentence or two.

Describe a time you were impelled to argue against a rule that ran counter tn your interests.

Answer in a sentence or two.

Tell how one of your antecedents adapted to life in the United States.

By her ___________ stress on the importance of reading, the superintendent hopes to ensure that no one in her district will remain _____________

Fill each blank with the most appropriate word.

The rowers had expected to ______ the island in a couple of hours, but by evening they were less than halfway around.

Fill each blank with the word from the list below that best fits the context.

$$\begin{array}{lllll}\text { abdicate } & \text { abhor } & \text { abrupt } & \text { abscond } & \text { absorbtng } \\ \text { adapt } & \text { addicted } & \text { adequate } & \text { adjourn } & \text { advent } \\ \text { adversary } & \text { antecedents } & \text { anteroom } & \text { averse } & \text { avocation } \\ \text { bilingual } & \text { bipartisan } & \text { postmortem } & \text { postscript } & \text { semidetached }\end{array}$$

Used to rural life, the family could not ______ to their ______. city home, where noises from their neighbor penetrated the common wall

Avoid repetition by replacing the boldfaced word or expression with a synonym from the following words.

$$\begin{array}{lllll}\begin{array}{l}\text { dependent } \\ \text { dissent }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { demolish } \\ \text { immaculate }\end{array} & \text { despise } & \text { deviate } & \text { discrepancy } \\ \text { immature } & \text { inaccessible } & \text { inflexible }\end{array}$$

__________ You're acting like a child. Stop being childish